Andrew is Finance and Operations Lead at UNIQA Ventures GmbH. In his position, he oversees all the funds financial topics spanning controlling, reporting and regulations, as well as day to day operations.

Before joining UNIQA Ventures, Andrew has gained profound hands-on experience in the startup world with completely building up the Finance department as Head of Finance and Controlling at Adverity GmbH, while also leading it through 2 successful series (B-C); with a total funding of 36 Mio. EUR.
Andrew has additional corporate experience from Erste Bank and OMV, with positions that included Risk and Controlling respectively.

Andrew graduated from University of Calgary with a focus on Finance and has continued his education with the completion of all three levels of the CFA examination.

In his personal life, Andrew is passionate about the arts, music, and spending time with his son.

Andreas is an entrepreneur, innovator and the CEO & managing partner at UNIQA Ventures GmbH, the venture capital fund backed by UNIQA Insurance Group AG, with a clear vision to pioneering corporate venture capital investing in CEE.

He invests in a wide range of technology companies including InsurTech, FinTech and Digital Health and is also on the board of Finabro and bsurance as well as a founding partner of Health Hub Vienna, a HealthTech Accelerator program focusing on digital health startups.

Andreas’s prior career experience spanned both startup and public companies, including Netway AG, caibon.com / CA~IB, brokerjet / Erste Group and Allianz Group. He joined UNIQA in 2011, as Head of Group Controlling in charge of group-wide strategic planning, performance and cost management and M&A transactions. In 2016 he was announced Head of Group Strategy & Innovation to drive radial innovation through venture capital investments and startup cooperation.

Andreas holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration and a PhD from University of St. Gallen, Switzerland and received executive training from Harvard Business School.

Bori is an international venture capitalist from Hungary who joined UNIQA Ventures in 2022 as an investment manager. Her focus at the fund will be primarily on investing in innovative health tech companies. 

Before joining UNIQA Ventures, she worked closely with start-ups and investors as an investment manager at Speedinvest and Hiventures, an EUR 300 million Budapest-based fund. 

Bori holds an MBA from CEU Business School, she also studied international relations and business management at Corvinus University of Budapest and Nottingham Trent University in the UK. 

In her free time Bori enjoys spending time with her young son and discovering new culinary places in Vienna.

Kevin joined UNIQA Ventures in July 2022. Prior to his role as Investment Manager he has been working in Berlin as a M&A Senior Associate at IEG, a leading international tech investment banking boutique specialized in mergers and acquisitions, financing and investments.

Before that he gained thorough experience as M&A Analyst/Associate at Clairfield International, a corporate finance firm that specializes in cross border mergers and acquisitions. Kevin also acted as Entrepreneur in Residence at Eversports, one of the most popular SaaS solutions and marketplaces for sports providers and the booking of sports activities. He holds a MSc degree in Financial Management from Utrecht University with a specialization in Entrepreneurial Finance as well as a BSc in Business Economics from Vienna University of Economics and Business. In his free time, Kevin loves to go hiking, skiing, ski touring and learning new things.

Before joining UNIQA Ventures in June 2022, Martina has spent 5 years at VICF – M&A advisory in Prague. There she supported and later managed projects in different industries (including tech) and became well versed in deal execution, transaction negotiations and relationship building with founders and CEOs. Martina is a graduate from Copenhagen Business School with a MSc degree in Advanced Economics and Finance. Since start-ups and the tech industry in general have always been her passion, Martina also acted as a start-up mentor and adviser at several notable incubators in Prague. After University, she started her career as innovations specialist working at the crossroads of tech and finance at Booking.com in Amsterdam.

Martina also co-founded a YMCA chapter in her home country, which is a non-governmental, non-profit organization focused on youth empowerment. The organization today employs two employees, is powered by a strong team of volunteers and serves more than hundred young people in the area of their personal and professional development. For this work, Martina was awarded as the Next Generation Woman Leader by McKinsey in 2016.
In her free time Martina loves to spend time in nature, experiment with healthy cooking in the kitchen, play the piano and learn new languages.

In his role as an Investment Manager, Nikolaus is responsible for all the steps that lead to a successful deal between UNIQA Ventures and great entrepreneurs from all around Europe. He is active in scouting for thriving digital enterprises. In Advisory and Investment Boards of several portfolio companies, Nikolaus is an active part of the strategic decision process that founders go through every year.

Nikolaus joined UNIQA in 2016 as a Venture Capital professional to jumpstart the startup investment initiatives and subsequently lead the first investment rounds. He gained knowledge in Equity investing from an early age on and worked for two private banks and a early stage VC fund. His passion for Digital Health results from his work experience as a project manager in a Viennese medical center, dealing with the different needs of patients, doctors and other healthcare stakeholders.

Nikolaus is passionate about emerging technologies and eager to find the hidden potentials of today that can shape whole industries tomorrow.

Georg is managing partner at UNIQA Ventures GmbH, the venture capital fund backed by UNIQA Insurance Group AG.

He invests in tech-driven late seed and early growth companies in the FinTech, InsurTech and Digital Health space and is member of the supervisory board of Twisto Payments and in the advisory board of Eversports. Georg is a travel enthusiast with strong analytical background and entrepreneurial mindset.

Before setting up UNIQA Ventures, Georg gained hands on experience in international sales development and M&A projects across the CEE region as manager and executive assistant to the CSO at UNIQA International AG. He developed into a senior management role focusing on sales strategy and sales performance management for the international business of UNIQA group. Before joining UNIQA, Georg had worked in Munich at Siemens AG in the field of portfolio and technology management and multinational sales.

Georg graduated from Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Austria, with a master in International Business (Commerce) focusing on finance / investment banking and international commercial law. In a PhD program at Institute of Management at University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, he specialized in strategy, systemic management and organizational design and was a repeat member of the preliminary jury to the St. Gallen Wings of Excellence Award.

Lukas Steindl joined UNIQA Ventures’ investment team in June 2022.

His focus in the fund will be scouting and investing in promising Fintech, Insurtech and Digital Health companies.

Lukas holds a business degree from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. The focus within his Master in Business Innovation studies were startup and technology entrepreneurship with a thesis on Corporate Venture Capital.

Lukas already gained professional experiences at the venture capital fund of Raiffeisen Bank International, Elevator Ventures, and at the strategy consulting firm Accenture.

In his spare time, Lukas enjoys playing tennis, race biking and exploring new wineries.

Albert joined Uniqa Ventures as Investment Analyst in 2021 and focuses on investments in the FinTech, InsurTech and Digital Health verticals.

Before joining Uniqa Ventures, he worked at Robeco, where he invested in sustainable, publicly traded companies within the IT and Consumer Staples sectors.

Albert also gained experience in mergers and acquisitions at i5 Invest and Heal Partners, where he was involved in multiple M&A and fundraising transactions in the DACH and CEE regions. Apart from his investment analyst and investment banking roles, he also spent time as a business developer at a Rotterdam-based eCommerce software startup.

Albert holds a Master’s of Science in Financial Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam.

In his spare time he likes bouldering, playing guitar and playing chess.